As a consumer, you always have to be on guard for bogus products, and believe me there are thousands of them. Here are some clues that something is wrong:
A. The use of technobabble (technical descriptions that are meaningless and have no basis in real science).  So if you read it and it doesn't make sense. It's not your fault. It's because they are using technobabble which is nonsensical.
B. Fantastic claims  You have heard the saying, "If it sounds to good to be true, then it's probably not." That's the thing to remember about fantastic claims.
C. Scare tactics  People like to use scare tactics to get others to do what they want.

#1. Visit the Magna Clean site (click link under image) and look over their different Web pages and report 3 examples of "technobabble" (scientific-sounding words or phrases), 3 examples of "fantastic claims" and 3 examples of "scare tactics."

#2. (Art of Hiding). Here is an ice cream that is pushing its Carb Smart ingredients. With 5 grams of sugar, it's about 1/4 of the normal ice cream bar. So a person would be carb smart, but which item in the % Daily Value tells you eating this is not smart?

(Art of Hiding). In this product, it appears that there's nothing in it because everything is zero. Products can show no fat (0%) if there's less than 0.50 grams per serving. Here the serving size is only 0.25 grams, so there can never be 0.50 grams of fat. That also explains why everything is zero even calories. The label says it contains 904 servings. (#3) How many grams is that? Oils are 9 calories per gram. (#4) How many calories are in the whole container?

#5. On the TV show, "Bullsh*t," with magicians Penn & Teller, they invented different exotic names for bottled water containers. The waiter presented these bottles to customers as if they were really from different countries. Many bought them and they praised the different tastes. All bottles were filled from the same water from a garden hose at the back of the restaurant. What type of trick was used to get such positive feedback from customers? (Hint: It's one of the nine tricks discussed in my tutorial below)

http://www.chemistryland.com/CHM107/Introduction/BehindScene/StepBehindScene107.html

An early problem for the early humans was the extreme competition for food. It was hard getting food, keeping food, and not becoming food ourselves. Stone tool technology was the answer. The stones that were well suited for making into weapons or tools have a property called cryptocrystalline which allows it to be broken like glass.

#6: What does cryptocrystalline mean and name one mineral that has that property?

The electricity just went off and your freezer has a lot of meat in it. You are told it will take a few days before electricity is restored.
#7: How might you preserve the meat if you can't refrigerate it?

#9: What is the common ingredient in sandpaper, rubies, and sapphires?

#10: What element is responsible for making rubies red?

We want a multitude of products that are cheap and readily available. The solution was mass production.

#14: Unfortunately, when mass production goes wrong, it can mean a big recall of the defective product. Read this article on the largest recall of beef. What part of this article worries you the most?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/business/18recall.html

Coal is burned to generate energy, but's burning coal causes pollution. The formula on the right is typical of coal.
#16: What element in coal will create the pollutant, sulfur dioxide?

#17: To prevent sulfur dioxide from getting into the air, coal power plants will use a calcium hydroxide solution to trap and neutralize the sulfur dioxide. The reaction produces calcium sulfate, which can be sold. What is calcium sulfate used for?

Go to the "Air Now" website below, which is sponsored by the EPA.
http://cfpub.epa.gov/airnow/

"AQI" is the Air Quality Index that combines particulate matter and ozone pollution levels. Click on the AQI Loop button above the image of the United States.
#18: Name a couple of areas where you see the map is showing pollution especially with orange, red, or purple colors?
#19: What do you think is contributing to the pollution in those areas?

The heat from the sun strikes the Earth but most of it gets bounced back to space. Without greenhouse gases to intercept this energy, the Earth would freeze. Of course, too much greenhouse gases and the Earth overheats.

#22: Name 2 greenhouse gases that come out of a car's exhaust. (Note: Freon is a greenhouse gas, but it doesn't come out of the exhaust).

#23: This graph shows the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere for the last 4 years.   The black line is an average (mean) reading which clearly shows CO₂ levels are rising.  The red line is the actual readings.  The red line goes up and down each year due to plants on the Earth absorbing CO₂ during times they grow the most.   The title said the the readings were taken at Mauna Loa.   What and where is Mauna Loa?

#24: There is a logo on the chart that says NOAA.  What does that stand for?

#25: The below website shows the current drought areas in California.  On that page on the right side in the middle it shows the population currently affected by the drought in California. How many people is that?

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA

#30: In the below photo, one person is the skeptic and one is the cynic.     Below are two definitions.  Which one is for a skeptic and which one is for a cynic:

A) A person who questions what others claim and is unwilling to check out the evidence. (close-minded).
B) A person who questions what others claim but is willing to check out the evidence to see if it is true or plausible. (Suspicious but Open-minded).

#31: In the below photo, one person is "Trusting" and one is "Gullible".     Below are two definitions.  Which one is for a "Trusting Person" and which one is for a "Gullible Person":

A) A person who believes the outcome will be good without any evidence that it should be good. (Blind Trust).

B) A person who believes the outcome will be good because they got to know who and what they are dealing with.

#41: The 8 portraits below are of a woman using 8 types of light and 8 types of cameras.    When taking a photo using a longwave infrared camera, there is no need for light because a living person emits longwave infrared radiation (light).  The parts of the face that is warmer is also brighter when seen in longwave infrared. So why is the nose darker than the rest of the face?
#42: Microwave ovens are tuned to the frequency that matches the energy to vibrate water molecules.   In other words, that frequency of microwave light will be absorbed by water.   If a microwave oven was used as the microwave light to light up a persons face, an image like the one below would be seen.  Why are the eyes and mouth of the girl dark in the microwave portrait?
#43: The X-ray portrait is different than the other portraits.  All other portraits are showing the different types of light bouncing off (or being emitted) from the girls face.  The X-ray portrait is actually just a shadow of her head.  In other words, you don't shine X-ray light on a person's face and the X-ray light bounces off.  The X-ray light passes on through the face.  So the camera (light sensitive film) is actually behind the person's face.  X-ray's photos are also different than the others because it is a negative image of what the face is doing to the light.   In other words, in most of these photos, when the light is reflected, it shows up white.  When the light is absorbed, that part of the portrait is black.   In X-ray films, it is reversed.   The part of the face (or bones behind the face) that absorb the X-ray light is shown as white rather than black (bottom far right photo).  That's why X-ray film are sometimes called "negatives".  To see what is actually absorbing X-rays, I created a positive image (image where absorption is dark and reflection is white).  Notice that teeth and bone are dark because they would absorb the X-rays more.  The positive image is a more accurate way a person looks under X-ray light.  We actually look like we are made of glass.  X-rays are the most dangerous of all of the types of light being shown. Why is that?

#44: Unfortunately, he is not at home during the day time, so what does he need to buy to take advantage of the solar panels' power and use that power at night? (Hint:  your car has one of these)

The Mannatech company claims that their sugar pills are healthy.   They also sell vitamins.  The link below is for one of their vitamin products called Catalyst.  On the page you will see a section called "Product Details".  Below that are 6 bulleted statements.  The first 5 statements talk about the benefits their product has, but these statements have an asterisk after them.   Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the sentence that has an asterisk at the start of the sentence. 
http://us.mannatech.com/products/integrative-health/catalyst
#45: What does it say?  (This is a disclaimer which says they don't have to back up the 5 statements they made.)

Under "Product Details" the last bulleted statement doesn't have an asterisk.  It is just a listing the vitamins in the bottle.  So they aren't making any health claims in that statement.  
#46: How much is their retail cost for this bottle of vitamins?

#47: Do an internet search and report what the normal price for multivitamins is.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is dedicated to protecting America's consumers.  Below is the link one page on the website that talks about miracle health claims:

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0167-miracle-health-claims

#48:  On that page find the section titled "Arthritis".  They warn about dietary supplements (I would include homeopathy) and gimmicks like copper bracelets.  They mention one other kind of gimmick that you've hear me also complain about.  Which one is that?

The Federal Trade Commission has useful information for all kinds of topics that are of interest to students and consumers.   Remember to go there when you think you are getting scammed on something.

Just to show how far scammers will go, they even create fake news sites to promote their product.  Below is a page from the FTC where they talk about fake news sites to promote a fruit (acai berry) that is said to have miraculous weight-loss benefits.  

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0299-fake-news-sites-promote-acai-supplements

#49: In this article they include information about the danger of "Free trial offers".  What do they say about that?

Four years ago I finally got to buy the all-electric Nissan Leaf. Of course, my interest is to reduce pollution and to get away from fossil fuels. The decals on the side say "100% electric Zero Emission". It is true the car has no emissions, but it has to be charged. If the car is charged with electricity from a coal-fired power plant, the emissions are not local but come out at the power plant smoke stack.
#51: What are some of those emissions (pollution) from a coal-fired power plant?

#52: If the car is charged from solar panels or from wind generators, what emissions are coming from those plants if any?

#53: Subaru is promoting their cars as being "green" because they are built with "zero landfill waste". I think this is a good idea. It makes buyers think about the factory where the products are made (the history of the product). Below is a link to an article about that. Tell me information you found that you thought was interesting or valuable.

http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/an-auto-factory-as-green-as-its-cars.html

#54: Solar impulse is a plane that is on a mission to fly around the world by only using the power of the sun.  It has solar panels built into its wings.  Just recently it flew from Hawaii to California and now it's in Phoenix (Arrived Monday May 2).   Watch the below 4 minute video on Youtube and describe what you think they are trying to accomplish by building a solar airplane and flying it around the world.

https://youtu.be/VHwy2ABbo6Q